Why is 42 rated PG-13?

Official MPAA Rating: 42 is rated PG-13 for for thematic elements including language.

Please read our content details for this movie to help determine if it is suitable for members of your family. We also encourage you to check our full review and our movie information page.

Violence:
Black characters are bullied and discriminated against throughout the film. A man is intentionally hit in the head with a baseball bat and slashed on the leg with cleats. Characters receive threatening letters and hate mail. A group of men’s verbal argument escalates into pushing and shoving.

Sexual Content:
A couple, engaged in an adulterous relationship, is shown in bed together. A man makes crude and offensive comments about sexual activity to another character. Brief kissing and embracing are portrayed along with brief and mild sexual references.

Language:
The script includes numerous racial slurs in a historical setting, as well as some scatological slang, terms of deity and mild and moderate profanities.

Alcohol / Drug Use:
A character is frequently shown smoking a cigar. A man holds a pipe in his hand. Several secondary characters are shown with alcohol.

42Canadian Movie Ratings

Province

Rating

Rating Descriptor

British Columbia

PG

Coarse Language.

Alberta

PG

Language May Offend.

Manitoba

PG

Language May Offend.

Ontario

PG

Mature Theme, Language May Offend.

Quebec

G

Martimes

PG

Canadian Home Video

PG

About author

Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.